Seed Saving Part 1: The Lost Art of Seed Saving
This article originally appeared in Garden Culture Magazine UK30 & US28. Ten years ago, at a local gardening group, I heard an elderly gardener extolling the importance of saving seeds with a great sense of urgency. At the time, I thought ‘why bother?’ when seeds are so cheaply available. However, the insights he provided that […]
Is Hydroponic Organic?
The USDA Thinks So The argument over what can and what cannot be called organic food came into sharp focus this week as farmers staged a protest, dumping compost in a parking lot and gathered a crowd complete with KEEP THE SOIL IN ORGANIC campaign signs, and action group T-shirts. The problem they want to […]